school Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/school/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 03:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png school Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/school/ 32 32 12773863 6 Year Old Student Got a 3 Days Suspension for Pretending – Video https://ezkool.com/2015/11/6-year-old-student-got-a-3-days-suspension-for-pretending-video/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 23:12:12 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=60756 Now I’ve officially heard it all! On his recess at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Cincinnati, the 6-year-old first grader  was playing Power Rangers according to his parents, and allegedly raised his hands in a bow and arrow manner and pretended to shoot one of his friends. He was immediately suspended after the October […]

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]]> 60756 President Obama Proposes Free Community College For Everyone https://ezkool.com/2015/01/president-obama-proposes-free-community-college-for-everyone/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/president-obama-proposes-free-community-college-for-everyone/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:48:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57283 The president’s proposal will offer the first two years of community college for free. The president will formally announce the details of this plan in his upcoming State of The Union Address later this month.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/president-obama-proposes-free-community-college-for-everyone/feed/ 2 57283 The Attack On History https://ezkool.com/2014/10/attack-history/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/attack-history/#respond Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:12:39 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55418 I suppose that many Americans will see the report that the school board in Jefferson County, Colorado has decided not to blatantly impose its view of United States history on the district’s students as a victory for common sense and educational policy. For those who need a refresher, here’s the basic idea, from the article: […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/attack-history/feed/ 0 55418 White Teacher to Black Student – Call me “Master!” https://ezkool.com/2014/06/white-teacher-to-black-student-call-me-master/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/white-teacher-to-black-student-call-me-master/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:04:03 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52222 Roosevelt High School senior Jabre White was doing what so many of us were taught to do, respectfully addressing authority figures, when his teacher responded in one of the least respectful, and most dehumanizing, ways of all. In a recent interview with The Des Moines Register, White says that, when he politely told his economics […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/white-teacher-to-black-student-call-me-master/feed/ 0 52222 Marshmallow U. https://ezkool.com/2014/05/marshmallow-u9/ https://ezkool.com/2014/05/marshmallow-u9/#respond Mon, 19 May 2014 17:10:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=51557 If nothing else, the past week has shown that those on the left can be just as short-sighted and ill-advised as those on any other part of the political spectrum. That the forum for these misdeeds is the university make the issues that much more compelling. I’ve been waging a somewhat lonely campaign to remind […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/05/marshmallow-u9/feed/ 0 51557 School Stabbing – Nineteen Students Injured at Franklin Regional High School https://ezkool.com/2014/04/school-stabbing-nineteen-students-injured-at-franklin-regional-high-school/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/school-stabbing-nineteen-students-injured-at-franklin-regional-high-school/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:38:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50160 A very unfortunate situation, but think of how bad things could have been if a machine gun was used instead of a knife. Nineteen students and an adult were injured Wednesday morning at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, where police said a student armed with two knives began stabbing people just as the school […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/school-stabbing-nineteen-students-injured-at-franklin-regional-high-school/feed/ 0 50160 Jamaican Teen Offered 9 Scholarships by US Universities https://ezkool.com/2014/04/jamaican-teen-offered-9-scholarships-by-us-universities/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/jamaican-teen-offered-9-scholarships-by-us-universities/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:35:46 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49970 Tchakamau Mahakoe is still not settled on which of the US universities she will attend. (OBSERVER FILE PHOTO) TCHAKAMAU, the ambitious and brilliant schoolgirl the Jamaica Observer featured two years ago along with her brother for their academic achievements, has been accepted into 11 American universities, nine of which have offered her scholarships. Her mother […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/jamaican-teen-offered-9-scholarships-by-us-universities/feed/ 0 49970 Why the All-Ivy League Story Stirs Up Tensions Between African Immigrants and Black Americans https://ezkool.com/2014/04/why-the-all-ivy-league-story-stirs-up-tensions-between-african-immigrants-and-black-americans/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/why-the-all-ivy-league-story-stirs-up-tensions-between-african-immigrants-and-black-americans/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:30:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49966 ABC The story of the first-generation Ghanian-American student accepted by all eight Ivy league schools is wonderful, but it also stirs up the tension between black Americans and recent African immigrants — especially when you describe him as “not a typical African-American kid.” That’s been the reaction to USA Today‘s profile on Kwasi Enin, a Long […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/why-the-all-ivy-league-story-stirs-up-tensions-between-african-immigrants-and-black-americans/feed/ 0 49966 What Is A Teenager To Do? https://ezkool.com/2013/04/what-is-a-teenager-to-do/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/what-is-a-teenager-to-do/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:53:20 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=32204 From elementary school through high school kids, have the word “college” drilled into their heads as if their own future depends on it. Teachers and principals are pressured to make their students’ grades resemble those of a Harvard Graduates. Parents try to get their kids involved in sports, after school activities, volunteer work, and even […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/what-is-a-teenager-to-do/feed/ 0 32204 Book Review: The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth https://ezkool.com/2013/03/book-review-the-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth/ https://ezkool.com/2013/03/book-review-the-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:15:59 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=30677 High school is a place where you seem to live or die by the clique you are part of. Perhaps you’re the football star or the cheerleader captain, on the opposite end of the “popularity” spectrum are the band geeks or nerds. Each clique seems to(or at least attempt) define how you act, look, dress, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/03/book-review-the-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth/feed/ 0 30677 New York School Bus Drivers Begin Strike Today https://ezkool.com/2013/01/school-bus-drivers-begins-strike-today/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/school-bus-drivers-begins-strike-today/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:44:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=23523 More than 8,000 New York City school bus drivers and matrons went on strike over job protection this morning, leaving some 152,000 students, many disabled, trying to find other ways to get to school. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the strike started at 6 a.m. Wednesday. About 200 bus drivers and bus matrons were assembled […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/school-bus-drivers-begins-strike-today/feed/ 0 23523 Man “Pretends” To Threaten Elementary School – Gets Arrested Instead https://ezkool.com/2013/01/man-pretends-to-threaten-elementary-school-gets-arrested-instead/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/man-pretends-to-threaten-elementary-school-gets-arrested-instead/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:18:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=22549 A father has been arrested on terror charges after threatening his child’s elementary school to test if they could deal with an armed intruder. Ronald Miller, 44, was described as ‘aggressive and combative’ during the incident at Celina Elementary School, just outside Dallas. He made his way inside the school’s main office and confronted staff […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/man-pretends-to-threaten-elementary-school-gets-arrested-instead/feed/ 0 22549 Over 200 Utah Teachers To Receive Six Hours Of Concealed Weapons Training https://ezkool.com/2012/12/over-200-utah-teachers-to-receive-six-hours-of-concealed-weapons-training/ https://ezkool.com/2012/12/over-200-utah-teachers-to-receive-six-hours-of-concealed-weapons-training/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:59:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=21413 Utah lawmakers have reacted with contempt for a planned weapons training convention to be held for 200 Utah teachers tomorrow. The Utah Shooting Sports Council has said they usually gather around a dozen teachers each year for training to carry concealed weapons but this year demand skyrocketed after the tuition was offered for free. The […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/12/over-200-utah-teachers-to-receive-six-hours-of-concealed-weapons-training/feed/ 0 21413 Class And The Classroom https://ezkool.com/2011/12/class-and-the-classroom/ https://ezkool.com/2011/12/class-and-the-classroom/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:22:39 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=14111 Why does it seem that money matters everywhere but in public education? Corporations spend lavishly to recruit the best workers and provide the most luxurious perks. The best places to live are in the wealthier suburbs that can pay for clean, safe streets. High end cars have the latest gadgetry and safety features. But public […]

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